Photo Gallery: Colorado's 1st H&M store opens

The line to get into H&M's grand opening in Denver Pavilions Thursday, Nov. 10, wrapped around the shopping center.

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People in line reach for gift bags handed out by H&M staff as they wait for the doors to open for the grand opening at Denver Pavilions Thursday, Nov. 10, at noon.

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People wait in line for the doors to open for the grand opening of H&M in Denver Pavilions Thursday, Nov. 10, at noon.

Kathleen Lavine | Denver Business Journal

The crowd hangs out and waves to cameras while in line for the grand opening of H&M in Denver Pavilions Thursday, Nov. 10, at noon.

People in line reach for gift bags handed out by H&M staff as they wait for the doors to open for the grand opening in Denver Pavilions Thursday.

Kathleen Lavine | Denver Business Journal

People in line reach for gift bags handed out by H&M staff as they wait for the doors to open for the grand opening in Denver Pavilions Thursday.

Kathleen Lavine | Denver Business Journal

The line to get into H&M for its grand opening Thursday winds around the Pavilions.

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Alec Schade, Imani Swait and Tony Saucedo are near the front of the line at H&M's grand opening in Denver Pavilions, where they received t-shirts.

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People in line reach for gift bags handed out by H&M staff as they wait for the doors to open for the grand opening in Denver Pavilions Thursday.

Kristina and Brit Welch get comfortable in line for H&M's grand opening in Denver Pavilions Thursday. Kristina, a student at University of Colorado Denver, does homework and Brit watches Netflix on his iPad.

In line since 10:30 pm the night before, Lisa Kazazian, Madison Lauterbach, Jessica Williams and BriAnna Jones stand in line for H&M's grand opening in Denver Pavilions.

Part of the line watches the front of the line at H&M's grand opening in Denver Pavilions Thursday.

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H&M staff, including U.S. H&M president Daniel Kulle (far left in blue shirt) and Jeremy DeCola, store manager (with scissors), cuts the ribbon for H&M's grand opening in Denver Pavilions.

H&M staff cheer as the grand opening of the store takes place in Denver Pavilions Thursday.

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People are let into the store at noon at H&M's grand opening in Denver Pavilions Thursday.

H&M customers line up shortly after noon.

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H&M customers line up shortly after noon.

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Mark Sidell, president of Denver Pavilions co-owner Gart Properties, walks the cat walk as part of "Street Style," an arts and culture event coinciding with the grand opening of H&M in the Dever Pavilions Thursday.

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Tami Door. president and CEO at Downtown Denver Partnership Inc., walks the cat walk as part of "Street Style," an arts and culture event coinciding with the grand opening of H&M in the Denver Pavilions Thursday.